Inquirer Poll: Kane Maintains Lead

Written by Keegan Gibson, Managing Editor

Freed, left, and Kane

Just a month left to go in the election, and Kathleen Kane continues to cruise. The Attorney General hopeful leads her opponent, Dave Freed, 41 percent to 29 according to a poll commissioned bythe Philadelphia Inquirer. 30 percent of voters remain undecided.

The survey of 600 likely voters was conducted from Oct. 4-8 by a bipartisan pair of pollsters. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percent.

Kane has consistently lead in the polls since her Democratic primary win in April, when her campaign aired television ads heavily.

Freed is the Cumberland County District Attorney; Kane is a former Assistant DA from Lackawanna County.

According to the Inquirer, Kane leads her Republican opponent among both genders: 7 points among men, 39 percent to 32; and a whopping 18 points among women, 44 percent to 26.

The Inquirer reported that a controversial ad from the Washington D.C.-based Republican State Leadership Committee – which tenuously accused Kane of going soft on rapists as a prosecutor – appears to have had little effect.

2 thoughts on “Inquirer Poll: Kane Maintains Lead”

I think it is a mistake for Kathleen Kane to think these polls are accurate. There are valid reasons to think not. She may think she does not have to spend or to work because of these polls but I am thinking Republican momentum is building and many may vote straight R because Democrats cannot be trusted.

Why would I want to support a Democrat who is supporting someone who is hurting me financially and in other ways?